We need your help to continue providing our services to child victims of abuse in our community. In calendar year 2010 the CAC served 525 child victims of sexual and severe physical abuse.  In addition to our onsite services to these children we provide child abuse prevention classes to the community. These classes teach adults how to recognize and report child abuse and how to implement safety measures to reduce a child's risk of being sexually abused.  One of the services provided to families at the CAC is advocacy.  Our Victim Family Advocate works closely with the child victim and non-offending family members to ensure that they are receiving necessary supportive services. 

Following is an example of one such encounter at the CAC: 

A mother and her two children arrived at the CAC for the children's forensic interviews.  The mother was very upset about having to come to the CAC because she thought her children were going to be interrogated.  The Victim Family Advocate was able to calm the mother and explain that a forensic interview creates an environment that provides the child an opportunity to talk to a trained professional regarding what the child has experienced or knows that resulted in a concern about abuse and that we just wanted to make sure that the children were safe. The children had recently been united with their mother and did not have many items at their new residence. After the forensic interview the Victim Family Advocate filled backpacks with school supplies, toiletries, toys and other goodies for the children. The children were also able to pick out a comfort blanket and stuffed animal. The kids were so excited and were jumping up and down and kept saying "This is the best day ever!" The mother was very relieved and pleased that her children had a positive experience at the Child Advocacy Center.

With your help we can continue providing valuable and needed services to child victims of abuse and their non-offending caregivers.  Please send in your contribution today and join hands with others in our community to show your support of the Child Advocacy Center and our community's children. 

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Volunteer Award Winner - Mr. Sparky D. Edwards

- Detective Williams has been a member of the Special Victims Unit at the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office since 2007.  He goes above and beyond to make sure that each child and family receive the very best he can offer.  His dedication is shown in his approach to each case with renewed vigor; professionalism and determination in making sure our children are safe.  He treats each job, each person and each discipline with respect.  In conducting the investigation he always gives more than 100%.  Det. Williams has a genuine desire to make this community a safer place for our children and to ensure that children who have been abused get treated with the utmost care and dignity.

Group Award Winner - Fayetteville Police Department - The mission of the Fayetteville Police Department (FPD) is to protect and serve and this organization takes their mission seriously.  They are committed to helping the youth in the community not only in a legal sense but to help them become better citizens.  They partner with Hungry Angelz to provide meals to homeless school children and with Great Oaks Youth Development Center to assist with their Reading Buddies Program.  Many in their department serve as reading mentors to at risk youth.  They have worked with Fayetteville Cumberland Parks and Recreation to create the Badges for Baseball Program and have also brought Gang Resistance Education and Training to the private schools in Cumberland County.  They also brought back the Adopt-a-Cop program to the schools.  This program involves 43 officers and has touched the lives of over 12000 students.  They have also implemented an Anti Bullying Campaign in the schools.  The FPD continues to partner with or find ways to work within our community to make it a safer and better place for children.